Eberechi Eze: Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner ‘expects’ forward to play for Eagles again

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner expects Eberechi Eze to feature in the club’s first European fixture, despite being in talks over a move to Tottenham.

After the goalless draw against Chelsea, Glasner told Sky Sports: “There are a lot of rumours about Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi, but they were 100% with this group… and they have proved that in a big way.”

On the future of Eze, Glasner added: “He will come tomorrow to the Crystal Palace training ground, Tuesday off, we take Wednesday and I expect him to be back playing for us against Fredrikstad.”

Palace will face Norwegian side Fredrikstad in the Conference League play-off round on Thursday (20:00 BST kick-off).

The Eagles qualified for Europe for the first time in history by winning last season’s FA Cup, but were demoted from the Europa League over Uefa’s multi-club ownership rules.

If Eze or Guehi play in Palace’s Conference League qualifier, they would still be able to feature for another team in the league phase of European competition this season according to Uefa’s rules.

Glasner also spoke to BBC Match of the Day about the duo: “Everyone could see the performances against Liverpool [in the Community Shield] and today they were 100% aligned with this team and Crystal Palace.

“As long as they are 100% committed, they will play as they are so good.”